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Zelenskyy Accuses Russia of Planning Attacks on Ukraine's Nuclear Plants Using Chinese Satellites in UN Speech

Sep 25, 2024, 03:23 PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of planning attacks on Ukraine's nuclear power plants using Chinese satellites for surveillance. During his speech at the United Nations General Assembly and the UN Security Council, Zelenskyy warned that Russia aims to strike three nuclear power plants, posing a significant threat of a nuclear disaster. He emphasized that Ukrainian intelligence has gathered information supporting these claims. Zelenskyy also highlighted that Russia has already destroyed all of Ukraine's thermal power plants and a significant part of its hydroelectric capacity, further exacerbating the energy crisis as winter approaches. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has called for global action to prevent these potential strikes, which aim to disconnect the plants from the grid.